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Harry W. "Bill" White, age 68, of
Butler, Pennsylvania, died Monday, October 12, 2009 at 7:32 p.m. in
the Butler Memorial Hospital.
Born January 15, 1941 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, he was the son of
the late Carl. E. White and Margaret M. Miller White.
Mr. White was a tool and die maker at
Magnetics in East Butler, Pennsylvania, retiring in 1999. He
attended Hill United Presbyterian Church. He was a proud veteran of
the U.S. Navy, having served nine years. Despite being wheelchair
bound, Bill was an inspiration through his many volunteer
activities.
He was a life member of the Bantam
Marine Corps League, Detachment #743, and was a life member of VFW
Post 249. Mr. White was a former president of the Kiwanis, a former
board member of the Historical Society, and Site Director of the
Heritage Center in Butler. He was a member of the Bartramian Audobon
Society, and he volunteered at the VA Medical Center in Butler.
Mr. White is survived by one son,
Christopher and his wife, Kelly White of Toledo, Ohio; two
daughters, Heather and her husband, Ian Halper of Mars,
Pennsylvania; Holly and her husband, Jay Palmer of Chillicothe,
Ohio; four grandchildren, Zachary White, Rayna Halper, Ethan Palmer,
and Andersen Palmer. He is also survived by his beloved friend and
companion, Dixie S. Reimold of Butler, Pennsylvania; his brother,
Carl, Jr. and his wife, Lois White, of Chandler, Arizona; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Mr. White was preceded in death by
one brother, Walter White, and one sister, Carrie Stewart.
Friends will be received at the
Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street, Butler,
Pennsylvania on Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8
p.m.
Services will be held at the Thompson
- Miller Funeral Home, Inc. on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 10:00
a.m. with Reverend Clark Sawyer of Hill United Presbyterian Church
officiating. Interment will follow in the National Cemetery of the
Alleghenies located in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. Officers and
members of Bantam Marine Corps League, Detachment #743 will conduct
military services following the funeral service.
In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests donations be made to Marine Toys for Tots c/o John Moore
130 Tower View Drive, Butler, Pennsylvania 16002. |
A Life Remembered . . .